I'm just gauging salaries at various tech regions within US for someone with the following CV. I'm looking to potentially move to one of these areas (currently in AZ). Principal/Senior SWE, 20+ year experience, full stack, Java/Python/JavaScript, J2EE/Spring/Django/Android, Oracle/Postgres/Hadoop/Mongo. No experience with AI/machine learning. Please share base salary only (no sign-on, bonus, rsu, etc) if you're from these areas: DC region: ? Boston: ? NYC: ? Silicon Valley: ? So Cal: ? Seattle: ? Austin: ?
Seattle: 200 - 250K
SV, recent offer from Google was 170 base for L4, Facebook base for E5 was 190 Not sure why you don't want equity numbers, as those make the real comp go way higher. Companies are now giving out stock quarterly instead of yearly.
Exactly, DC base is probably similar or a bit higher but TC will probably be a fourth of what you'd get out there.
First of, thanks for your response. With 20+ years of experience, I've worked for many startups and big corps. I've been burned by equity a few times where price of vested stocks are below strike price. So equity is for optimists (if price is higher than strike price when vested), whereas salaries are guaranteed. Hypothetical: which offer would you choose: (1) $200k base + 50k shares; (2) $150k base + 150k shares (4 year vest schedule 10/10/40/40). After 4 years and all shares vested, offer 1: best case, take home $800k + stocks worth something; worst case, take home $800k + stocks worth nothing. Offer 2, best case, take home $600k + stocks worth something; worst case, $600k + stocks worth nothing. With offer 1, you pocket $200k guaranteed. I'd choose offer 1 hands down. I chose to exclude equity in my original question because it's not guaranteed. Actually, equity is a big gamble and when you're someone experienced like myself, you calculate the risks carefully.
DC: 220-270
Wow, that's quite high. I wonder if that range requires some specific high level of clearance. DC isn't known for high salary like SV.
Austin is around 140 to 170.
Thanks